is developing a proprietary operating system to protect its
sensitive data from cyber attacks and hackers, according
toIndo-Asian News Service.

“Though it will be a real-time system with Windows software, source code and architecture will be proprietary, giving us the exclusivity of owning a system unknown to foreign elements and protect our security system,” Saraswat was quoted as saying by IANS.The new operating system will be designed to decrease the organization’s vulnerability and susceptibility to cyber attacks. It will also be used to protect the defense systems for computing in research areas such as molecular computing and bio-molecular computing.Saraswat said 50 scientists from various defense labs in Bangalore and New Delhi have been pooled to work on the project, as well as firms from the private sector.

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Many organizations have already adopted some form of network access protection (NAP). NAP solutions analyze the security configuration and posture of a given system before allowing it to connect to network resources.

If the user account password is too simple, or the personal firewall is disabled, or the antimalware software is not up to date, the device is redirected to a safe site that explains the baseline security requirements and provides links to get the computer compliant, or simply bans the computer from connecting.

Lynn describes active defense as a system that automatically deploys defenses in real time based on intelligence warnings. According to Lynn, “part sensor, part sentry, part sharpshooter, these active defense systems represent a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to network defense.” This reference to “sharpshooters” raises questions, for it implies a more active role for the Defense Department.